From Fedora Project Wiki

(Updated schedule, prepped for announcement/suggestions are OPEN)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{admon/warning | NAME SUGGESTIONS NOT BEGUN. | Please stay tuned for an announcement in Fedora that naming for Fedora 19 has started.}}
<!-- {{admon/warning | NAME SUGGESTIONS NOT BEGUN. | Please stay tuned for an announcement in Fedora that naming for Fedora 19 has started.}} -->
<!-- {{admon/important | READ THE GUIDELINES! | Name suggestions are now being accepted. Please ''read the guidelines'' before contributing to maximize chances that your suggestion can be on the ballot.}} -->
{{admon/important | READ THE GUIDELINES! | Name suggestions are now being accepted. Please ''read the guidelines'' before contributing to maximize chances that your suggestion can be on the ballot.}}
<!-- {{admon/caution | NAME SUGGESTIONS ARE CLOSED. | The phase for name suggestions is over. Please do not add further suggestions to the list. To everyone who added a name already, thank you for your contribution!}} -->
<!-- {{admon/caution | NAME SUGGESTIONS ARE CLOSED. | The phase for name suggestions is over. Please do not add further suggestions to the list. To everyone who added a name already, thank you for your contribution!}} -->
<!-- {{admon/tip | VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NAME. | Fedora contributors can vote for the Fedora 18 name at https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting .  Also remember that we're holding a poll to determine whether to keep naming releases: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting/about/poll-rel-names}} -->
<!-- {{admon/tip | VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NAME. | Fedora contributors can vote for the Fedora 18 name at https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting .  Also remember that we're holding a poll to determine whether to keep naming releases: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting/about/poll-rel-names}} -->
Line 18: Line 18:


== Naming Schedule ==
== Naming Schedule ==
* '''Name collection''': October 2 through October 9 (23:59:59 UTC)
* '''Name collection''': October 9 through October 16 (23:59:59 UTC)
* '''List to Fedora Board''': October 10
* '''List to Fedora Board for review''': October 17 - Oct. 24
* '''Legal Review of Board approved names''': October 11 through October 18
* '''Legal Review of Board approved names''': October 25 through October 31
* '''Setup of Voting Application''':  October 19 (whenever the legal finishes the audit)
* '''Setup of Voting Application''':  November 1 (whenever the legal finishes the audit)
* '''Community vote on final name''': 20 Octiber through 26 October (23:59:59 UTC)
* '''Community vote on final name''': November 2 through November 8 (23:59:59 UTC)
* '''Name announced''': October 27
* '''Name announced''': November 9


== Name Suggestions ==
== Name Suggestions ==
{{admon/warning | NAME SUGGESTIONS NOT BEGUN. | Please stay tuned for an announcement in Fedora that naming for Fedora 19 has started.}}
{{admon/important | Please read carefully. | The instructions below will help prevent some suggestions from being eliminated early.}}
<!-- {{admon/warning | NAME SUGGESTIONS NOT BEGUN. | Please stay tuned for an announcement in Fedora that naming for Fedora 19 has started.}} -->


=== How to use this table ===
=== How to use this table ===

Revision as of 13:24, 9 October 2012

READ THE GUIDELINES!
Name suggestions are now being accepted. Please read the guidelines before contributing to maximize chances that your suggestion can be on the ballot.

Rules

This page contains community suggestions for the Fedora 19 release name. All submissions must meet the guidelines for release names.

Beefy Miracle → Spherical Cow → <new name>? Spherical Cow is a <blank>, and so is <new name>.

The link between Beefy Miracle and Spherical Cow was "A beefy miracle is something that has never been observed and so is a spherical cow." The link between Spherical Cow and the new name must be different than that link, and different from any other previous link.

General links automatically rejected
General links such as "is a word" or "is a location", while technically within the scope of the rules, will most certainly be rejected by the Fedora Board. Remember, the goal is to come up with a creative link to Beefy Miracle. The following links will also likely be rejected:
  • Names of living people
  • Well-known trademarks
Please try to find a truly original and obscure link!

Naming Schedule

  • Name collection: October 9 through October 16 (23:59:59 UTC)
  • List to Fedora Board for review: October 17 - Oct. 24
  • Legal Review of Board approved names: October 25 through October 31
  • Setup of Voting Application: November 1 (whenever the legal finishes the audit)
  • Community vote on final name: November 2 through November 8 (23:59:59 UTC)
  • Name announced: November 9

Name Suggestions

Please read carefully.
The instructions below will help prevent some suggestions from being eliminated early.

How to use this table

  1. Come up with a name idea. Put the name in the first column.
  2. Determine whether it passes the "is-a" test. You must be able to truthfully complete the sentence "Spherical Cow is a <...>, and so is <YOUR_NAME>." The link to the new name cannot be the same as the link from Beefy Miracle to Spherical Cow, nor any other previous link. Mark the link in the appropriate column, such as "type of chemical reaction," "deep-sea organism."
    • Don't choose obvious links, because they usually result in uninteresting names.
    • Don't choose very general names or unclear links.
    • Don't choose names of living people, or well-known trademarks.
    • Do choose obscure links to interesting things, which makes for a better name.
    • Do avoid all previous links wherever possible.
    • Do make sure there are at least a couple of ways to link out of the new name to the next name -- and they must be unique too!
  3. Use Google to search for possible trademark collisions. First search for the term itself along with "+software", and then broaden your search to include "+computer", "+hardware", "+technology", "+IT", and so on. Do not skimp on this step.
    • If you find a collision, it is best to find another name. Names that cause collisions will be eliminated by Red Hat's Legal department and thus waste their time, which is a valuable commodity for Fedora. Help us maximize their effectiveness by weeding out names that are trademarks of other entities, especially those in the IT industry.
    • If the collision is outside the IT/computing market, you can still submit the name but you should note the collision in the "Tested" column, and include a link to the site where the collision was found.
    • If you find no collisions, make that notation in the "Tested" column.
  4. Do not mark the approval columns. These are reserved for the approval authorities such as the Board and Red Hat Legal.


Suggestion Table

Name "Is a..." Tested Initial Approval Comments Themeable Board Approved Legal Approved !
No Name


Approval Mark Legend

Approval Mark Meaning
Approved
Rejected
Under review

Rejected Suggestions

Name "Is a..." Tested Initial Approval Comment Themeable Board Approved Legal Approved